Overview

• Kent Police mobilized counter-terrorism units, the British Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team and the National Crime Agency to a home beside the Park Gate Inn on July 7 to execute an arrest warrant.
• A police officer discharged a firearm during the operation, sending a man to hospital with injuries believed to be life-changing.
• The IOPC has dispatched investigators to the site to gather evidence as part of its independent inquiry.
• The A20 Ashford Road remains closed in both directions, prompting traffic diversions through Hollingbourne.
• Authorities say the incident is not terror-related and no arrests have been confirmed as the investigation continues.